incriminate
verb (used with object)
to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault.
incriminates
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present tense formof incriminate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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While most of the trial has focused on Fotis Dulos, prosecutors say evidence also incriminates Troconis.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
And in forensic science, bias can subconsciously influence experts to interpret data in a way that incriminates a suspect.
From Science Magazine ● May 12, 2022
The inquiry chairman said it was "completely inconsistent" for Abdallah's legal team to argue he was wholly innocent while also saying he will not answer questions in case he incriminates himself.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2021
It’s not his maleness that incriminates him; it’s those two adjectives, so delicately damning — “lone, enraptured.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2020
Taken at its simplest, it is a clue which directly incriminates someone whose initial is H, and it was dropped there unwittingly by that person.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
